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He said in the add the wheels were chrome stockers now so that's not so much of a big deal but the lift is bothering me. If the springs are with it I don't mind the half hour or so to put them back on myself. Gives me a chance to look around underneath! Plus he's going to be caughing up more cash since things aren't exactly what the add showed.
that's cool! How much are you getting if you don't mind me asking?
$500 more than we first agreed on because I'm going to be driving further and putting the springs back on myself.
not bad
Thought I'd update the thread with some recent wheeling pics:
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Koda, my trail puppy!
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He's a supervisor too
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I don't think I've posted this before, but I really like the body-matched mirrors. Looks very sharp!
Thanks!
You're an hour away from Palm Coast in Lake Mary. I-4 to 95 N >>>exit 93 (appox 30 miles) Auto stuff is us...Paint and body to full on fabrication. Check my gallery, you'll see what I mean;)
? huh
Maybe he was talking to me?
BTW, I'm in Destin for the rest of the week with my (new to me) Ebony VX! I drove through Panama City Beach today taking my wife to that new airport out in the middle of nowhere on 388 so she could fly back to Orlando. Was thinking to myself, "Hey, self, wonder if I will see that silver VX trodding around town whilst I'm here..." But alas, you were a no show!
lol I was all over town today, I went down and picked up this bad boy for my Amigo project:
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Why didn't ya call me? I work everyday until saturday, I might be able to make it during the day this week but would have to turn around and come back for work.
You got a childs seat for ur project truck?
lol haha no, the axle dummy :) The child seats were just thrown in there after I loaded it. I had to meet the wife in town and she took the kids so I could go to my Dr appt and then grab the axle.
Well, installed the CB today, I'm running a Cobra DXIV CB, Firestik 9ft Firering coax, Firestik 4ft Firefly antenna and an adjustable Firestik hood/fender antenna mount. I really wanted to put it in the ash tray but it ended up being too long even if I cut out the bar in the back. It fits nice and out of passenger's legs on the side and I like where I ended up mounting the mic.
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That is the same mic and same location as what I had in my VX.
I always thought there was something a bit different about your VX in your sig... today I finally realized what... the mirrors! Looks good!
(EDIT -and after I posted I saw Mav's post... haha)
Wicked nice thread Ram! That puppy is probably the cutest I've ever seen. LOL!
lol thanks that's Koda, he's my dawg! He's actually asleep at my feet right now lol. Thanks Zeus, I love the body colored mirrors, they really make the truck look good IMO. What do you think of the antenna/cb location? I wanted to do the ash tray but that ended up not looking that great even pushed back against the AC vent tubes it still stuck out and looked "unfinished". I thought about roof mounting it between the sunvisors but I'd have to cut the edges off them to keep them from hitting it. I think it'll work out were the CB is mounted and I'm 50/50 still on the antenna. It looks like a big RC car lol. It'll give me a nice clear signal up there though and kinda looks like a factory antenna but long haha. I didn't want it on the roof and thought about using the same bracket to mount it in the rear door channel but didn't like my coax routing options.
I'm with ya on the CB although I installed mine in the lower DIN location which I would do again! CB antennas are tough to make look good, I think. How bout a short antenna on the upcoming rack? Or a swivel mount on the rack with your midget whip!
I would have installed it there but I have the CD player there now and gauges where the CD player used to be. In my 97' Rodeo I had the CB mounted in the cubby hole down at the bottom and I loved it there, and had the antenna mounted on the spare tire rack. I thought about mounting it on the rack when it gets here but I think if I move it I will probably mount it on the rear of the truck inside the door channel. I'll need to get a longer coax but that's not a big deal.
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Yeah, that's better, now move those gauges to the pillar, move the CD player up and tuck that CB back like you had it! :P
lol I like the gauges in the dash dangit. I've ran a TON of gauge setups over the years and I love dash mounts wherever possible.
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Here's my idea of an optional antenna placement:
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Well with the help of a torch and a gigantic adjustable wrench (to use as my pry bar of sorts), the antenna looks like this now, I'm gonna stick with the rear mount I think. I used a cable clamp on the coax using one of the rear taillight screws and I didn't need to drill any holes in the rear plastic since there was this neat little spot that already had a small gap and the cable fit perfectly. I pulled the side paneling out just enough to slide the cable all the way under to the front and then ran under the carpet over to the CB. I mounted the bracket in a way that I could run the cable real tight without any binding so very little is actually exposed outside the truck.
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You need to run by a truck stop, spend 8 bucks and buy a spring for that thing, otherwise you will be hatin life when it really whips the side of the truck, then you need to get some kind of foam ball or tennis ball the protect your truck from the whipping effect.
Ya I was already looking into getting a 6" spring with the internal strap. It's a flexy antenna so not sure how bad the whip would be as is, I had a similar antenna on my Rodeo except this one is Firestik and that one was a Wilson. I never had a problem with that antenna. I pulled it back and let it go already lol. Ya looking forward to Uwharrie?
I have the firestick as well, first trip out, no spring, thought it was gonna torque the mount off the roof rack, gots me a spring, no problems, plus I like to see the shadow of it flying around up there and hearing the "whom whom whom" of it flopping around (not sure on the sound effect, but you know what i mean:rolleyes:
Which model are you running? I'm gonna add the spring soon as well as a braided ground strap. I got to listen to it today make the whom whom sound lol. Took me a minute to remember that my antenna will do that haha. I turned off the radio and was like "wtf is that, ooohhhh, that's right" lol
Were/are you by chance on any other car forums? Specifically Gulf Coast ones. Some of the gauge mount pics you posted up there look REALLY familiar.
Gulf Coast Muscle, Racing pensacola perhaps?
Hahah, I was on both of those forums for years! Same username, blue Mustang vert. And on the topic at hand, will you be cleaning up the wiring on/around the center console for the CB install?
lol all the wiring is random crap I use throughout the day, some of it is for my car charger for my phone (which is usually in my console so not always out there and the other wires are from the GPS. I have it tucked away when not in use so they aren't always there. The only wire you'll see for the CB is the cord to the MIC. I haven't been on either of those forums in a LONG time, I check in every now and then though
Here is the model I use, I have 2 handsets and three connection boxes.
http://cobra.com/products//75-wx-st-...d-noaa-weather
This enables us to have one in the wife's truck, one in mine, and one in the tow rig. The guts to the radio are hidden inside the ebrake console, nothing to see.
Not that yours is bad, but I think mine is a bit neater in the end. It is invisible when the mic is put away in the glovebox. I also like being able to move it from truck to truck as needed. With the antenna on the rack, I usually have one of the longest ranges in the group, even with the small power of the radio. I am 100% happy with it, I even ordered two external speakers a few days ago to add to the setup for the ZUs so we can hear on the trail a bit better.
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Ya I've seen yours before Chris, that's an awesome install! I wasn't sure about the mic mounted controls and had the plans for the ash tray so that's why I didn't go with your setup. Trust me, it kind of annoys me where I had to put it but I'm more concerned about it working.
Well after some cutting (for some reason my camera phone pics won't send to my email or I'd have pics of the cutting etc) and alot of time in the sun, I got the CB in the ash tray. I still have a little room to move it back further but not sure if I want to or not. What do you guys think?
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PERFECT! The CB install is done! :D
hahahaha almost, think I'm gonna try and move it back a little further when i have teh dash apart later this week or next
OK 1"... then its OVER! ;)
That's what she said lol
I take it your tired of seeing CB pics
LMAO!! Nope, just looking forward to the next mod!
well I should get a few things today and hopefully by the end of next week I'll have everything I ordered
Well I got to test fit my new rack and lights today, waiting for my crossbars to come in that I'm hoping will work.
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I also mounted this little guy :evil:
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